FROM TODAY, 31 May, the UK’s first post-Brexit trade deals with Australia and New Zealand come into effect. As part of the deals, young people (under the age of 35 years old) can work in Australia and New Zealand for up to three years. Australians and New Zealanders will also be able to work in the
THE BUILDING SAFETY ACT was formulated to make UK construction and buildings safer following the fire at Grenfell Tower, London, in 2017. It has been described as bringing about the “biggest changes to building safety in a generation“. Here, SOCOTEC UK, provider of testing, inspection and certification services, explains the Building Safety Act. Building Safety
THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL of solar on commercial buildings, schools, warehouses and car parks was highlighted at the first meeting of the government’s new solar taskforce. The taskforce, led by Energy Minister Graham Stuart and Solar Energy UK Chief Executive Chris Hewett discussed plans which place schools, warehouses and car parks at the forefront of a
CONCRETE ROOF TILE manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) has announced an £18.5m investment in a new factory, doubling output at its Burton site. The company supplies products for housebuilders and high-profile social housing and commercial projects. It produces thousands of concrete roof tiles and accessories tiles every week used on roofs across the country. The
A THREE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP to save historic buildings has started with the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF). It will help people to join together to revive unused buildings and support expert regeneration in some of the UK’s most deprived places and communities. Expressions of Interest for this new programme opened this week.
A PIONEERING SPACE TECHNOLOGY has been deployed for the first time in the UK over Leeds, to make homes healthier, greener, and cheaper to live in. Earlier this spring, a specially equipped plane mounted with a sophisticated thermal imaging camera flew over Leeds. The flight captured data revealing insights into how much heat was being
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